it is written into law that every program and activity is affected equally by the cuts. how exactly go into effect, there is some leeway. if that happens on the scale it would happen, it would be unprecedented so it is a little hard to tell at this point. but agencies can reprogram certain funds. what we would see it undoubtably is it the testing of the limits of exactly what they can get away with. there were instances where managers got in trouble by -- for excessively reprogramming. it is not an area where they have unlimited authority. but there will be some wiggle room for them to shift money around and hold off on spending certain money and we will see a whole range of things going into affect. host: a couple more minutes left with tom shoop, talking about how the federal government is preparing for sequestration. larry, parkville, maryland, democratic gammer. go ahead. caller: i have always heard -- i am 68 -- i always heard that politics is an art of compromise. we did not have any artists in washington anymore, it seems like. host: we have to leave it here -- we